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N0. 301,689. Patented July 8, 1884.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.-

DANIEL J. DAVIDSON AND CHARLES H. MICHAEL, OF MARSHALL, ILLINOIS;

SAID MICHAEL ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFOF HIS RIGHT TO SIMON JUM- PER, OF SAME PLACE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 301,689, dated July 8, 1884.

Application filed January 2, 1884. (No model.)

To dZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, DANIEL JRDnvrosos Q and CHARLES H. MIcHAEL, both citizens of the United States, residing at Marshall, in the county of Clarlr and State of Illinois. have invented certain new and useful Improvethe same hame may be adapted to animals of different height and a direct easy draft Se vented from jolting out.

cured, and this by the employment of devices simple and readily applied. The trace is, according to our invention, held by a clevisshaped tug retained by pin within any two adjacent notches in a metal plate,which is secured by rivets or screws to the haine, and to which is also attached the breast-ring. The line-ring is held. by a yoke which is retained at any desired height on the hame by means of lugs on a plate fixed near the upper end of the hanie.

In order that our invention may be fully understood, we will describe it with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure I is an elevation of ahalf-hame with our attachments applied. Fig. II is a perspective View of the trace tug or clevis. Fig. III is a similar View of the line-ring-retaining plate, and Fig. IV of the line-ring and yoke.

l is a plate, formed to fit the shape of the heme, so as to be readily attached thereto by means of screws or rivets. This plate is provided with a number of lugs, 3, of size sufficient to permit a bolt or pin, 4, to pass through all of them. Pin 4 is screw-threaded at its lower end to enter a female screw out in the lowermost lug, '3, the pin being thus pre- The upper end of the pin has a thumb-piece with an eye; to which lever power may be applied to unfasten it. The plate 1 is of such relativeproportions to and is secured to the hame so as to cause the lugs to project rearwardly. An easy bearing and direct line-draft is thus afforded.

When the pin 4; is placed in position, it forms a means of secure attachment of the clevis 5, to which the trace or its clip may be connected. The clevis 5 may be placed in any two of the spaces between the lugs 3, thereby enabling thepoint of draft to be raised or lowling to suit animals of different sizes.

thereto beyond and so that it will work clear of the collar. The double joint formed by the combination of the plate 1 with the clevis 5, and a separate clip for attaching the trace, renders the trace more flexible and the draft more direct. Cast in one with the plate 1 is a lug, 6, projecting forwardand pierced for the breast-ring 7.

a plate, 8, with curved notches or lugs 9. The notches are preferably made in the represented hook form for the better securing of the loop or yoke 10, through which is passed the hame-strap 11. To the same loop is cast a lug, 12, furnished with an eye for the reinring 13. The line-ring isthus adjustable up or down with the loop and hame strap or 00%;;-

e e necessity of using a staple for the line-ring and the consequent weakening of thehame is also thus avoided.

We are aware that it is not novel to provide a hame with means of adjustment of the tug and hame-strap, and such we do not therefore broadly claim. \Ve are not, however, aware that it has been before proposed to cast To the upper rear edge of the liame is attached by screws or otherwise the two ring-lugs in one with the adjusting lugs 9, the loop 10, having lug 12, strap 11,

and rein-ring 13, as shown and described.

DANIEL J. DAVIDSON. CHARLES H. MICHAEL.

Vitnesses: 1

E. D. J ONES, S. S. \VHITEHEAD. 

